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GreenGoneMad

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Mar 30, 2009, 9:11:39 AM3/30/09
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Hi,

I have a CF7 Standard installed on Windows 2003 Server with IIS 5.1. I noticed
that under Packaging and Deployment menu in Coldfusion Administrator, the only
option listed is J2EE archives. ColdFusion Archives option is missing.

Any idea as why ColdFusion Archives is missing from Coldfusion Administrator.
I wanted to upgrade CF7 to CF8 so I wanted to save the settings.

Thanks,

Joe

Ian Skinner

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Mar 30, 2009, 9:42:43 AM3/30/09
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GreenGoneMad wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a CF7 Standard

ColdFusion Archives is a CF Enterprise feature.

The good news is that you can temporarily get Enterprise features by
removing the license reverting the installation to a Developer version
which is equal to Enterprise. You can then create an archive.

Then install CF8 but do not put a license in at first. Import the
archive, then add the license afterwards.

carehart

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Mar 30, 2009, 11:49:44 AM3/30/09
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Joe, are you asking for clarification of Ian's suggestion, about removing the
license key?

You do that in the System Information page of the CF Admin (no link on the
left, instead, a link in the top right).

By removing the key entirely,you revert to the Developer edition, which is the
same functionality as Enterprise, but limited to localhost plus the first
couple of IP addresses to hit the server (requests from other IPs beyond that
are then are rejected until CF is restarted).

The only way to switch from Standard to Full Enterprise is to enter an
Enterprise license key. His point, though, was that for the sake of what you're
doing, you could avoid that by just using the developer edition to create and
then restore the archive.

carehart

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Mar 30, 2009, 1:10:52 PM3/30/09
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Well, sure. But to be clear, that's just doing manually what would be done by
editing the fields in the Admin Server Settings page.

If you've not done it, could you mark Ian's reply to you as the answer for
this thread? If you want to mark my first reply as another answer, to your
second question, feel free (I can't recall if you can mark more than one
message as the answer.)

Glad to see you got your issues resolved.

carehart

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Mar 30, 2009, 1:16:53 PM3/30/09
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Oh, I see that you marked your own answer (before I made my comment above).
Well, I guess you could argue it's "the" answer, but really, Ian's was the
answer to your question (why you couldn't, and how to resolve it.) The editing
of the license.properties file was secondary even to the clarification that you
change the version using the server settings page. But it's your thread and
your right to pick the answer. :-) Just clarifying that some really do pay
attention to the marked answer, so it seems worth being clear. No reply
expected.

Ian Skinner

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Mar 30, 2009, 1:22:41 PM3/30/09
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carehart wrote:
> No reply expected.

And none being seen by many of us!

I got curios and checked the web interface, but I seldom do that, and as
a 'Newsgroup User' I have not been seeing the edits and other web replys
to this thread, just careharts' replies.

A bit like just hearing half a phone conversation.

carehart

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Mar 30, 2009, 2:02:01 PM3/30/09
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That is curious, Ian. FWIW, I don't use NNTP but instead do just use the web
interface.

I don't use NNTP (just never got into it over the years) and instead receive
this forum's messages by email. I know that's repugnant to NNTP users, but the
forum's not THAT busy. :-) So when I do reply to a thread, I do use the web
interface.

It would be sad if somehow you're not seeing Joe's other replies. He did do
them via the web, as far as I can tell (it doesn't label him as a newsgroup
user.) If it may explain any confusion, my previous 2 replies came in after his
last (third) note. Ian, are you saying you never got any of Joe's notes after
his first?

Adam Cameron

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Mar 30, 2009, 2:30:25 PM3/30/09
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> And none being seen by many of us!
>
> I got curios and checked the web interface, but I seldom do that, and as
> a 'Newsgroup User' I have not been seeing the edits and other web replys
> to this thread, just careharts' replies.
>
> A bit like just hearing half a phone conversation.

Same here: I'm only seeing Ian & Charlie's comments, after the initial
posting. To the OP: how are you posting your follow-ups? Something about
the way you're doing it is preventing them from being put out on the NNTP
feed...

--
Adam

Ian Skinner

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Mar 30, 2009, 2:39:08 PM3/30/09
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carehart wrote:
> Ian, are you saying you never got any of Joe's notes after
> his first?

Yup. We NNTP users only got Joe's original post. We NNTP 'Newsgroup
users' have always been a bit of a 'red headed step child' to the
forums. We never have gotten updated messages if a post is 'edited' in
the web interface nor do we receive code if it is 'attached' via the
interface.

Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
Forum if what I read today is true.

Adam Cameron

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Mar 30, 2009, 8:18:13 PM3/30/09
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> Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
> Forum if what I read today is true.

Are they discontinuing the feed?

In that case, I shall be discontinuing my participation on these forums.

--
Adam

Ian Skinner

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Apr 1, 2009, 10:17:36 AM4/1/09
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According to this thread [http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7e5d1] of
their 'Discuss the upcoming changes to the Adobe Forums' forum
[http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7db68/]

Frequently Asked Questions on upcoming changes to Adobe Forums
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7c637/

Adam Cameron

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Apr 1, 2009, 10:41:25 AM4/1/09
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>>> Looks like we are going to be completely left behind in the new Adobe
>>> Forum if what I read today is true.
>>
>> Are they discontinuing the feed?
>>
>> In that case, I shall be discontinuing my participation on these forums.
>>
>
> According to this thread [http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7e5d1] of
> their 'Discuss the upcoming changes to the Adobe Forums' forum
> [http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b7db68/]

Right. Well that'll be the end of me then.

I guess it'll free up a bit of my time, if nothing else ;-)

--
Adam

carehart

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Apr 1, 2009, 3:29:10 PM4/1/09
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It would be a real shame to see you (and others) leave. Can I just offer my
observation that at least this forum, the "ColdFusion Server Administration"
one, is low volume enough that I have no problem following it via email. I
realize that for some it's NNTP or nothing. Just offering that one thought
before we see you go.

Jochem van Dieten **AdobeCommunityExpert**

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Apr 2, 2009, 6:54:55 PM4/2/09
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carehart wrote:
> It would be a real shame to see you (and others) leave. Can I just offer my
> observation that at least this forum, the "ColdFusion Server Administration"
> one, is low volume enough that I have no problem following it via email.

Have you worked with the new email interface?

It doesn't group or thread, all messages arrive individually:
http://adobeforums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/1618380-1485/GmailNew.gif

It consistently deletes the complete body of my email messages.

It does not include References or In-Reply-To headers.

The servers have been blacklisted for 2 weeks now because they are
misconfigured.

Jochem


--
Jochem van Dieten
Adobe Community Expert for ColdFusion

carehart

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Apr 3, 2009, 5:28:06 PM4/3/09
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No, Jochem, I'm only doing things through the traditional web interface.
Perhaps some of the reason some things show up to people is based on whether
one posts in one or the other interface. That, and the other things you
mention, are really a shame to hear. Hope they're sorted out.

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